Sentences with phrase «where differences in school»

The Public Account Committee, highlighted where differences in school funding resulted in «some schools receive about # 3,000 a year more than others per disadvantaged pupil».

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In a carefully researched article (Yale Journal of Regulation, Summer 2001), Yale Law School professor Roberta Romano summarized studies on the economic impact of splitting the chair and CEO roles in U.S. companies (where combined CEO / chairs are the norm), finding that there is no statistically significant difference, in terms of stock price or accounting income, between companies that split the roles and those that don'In a carefully researched article (Yale Journal of Regulation, Summer 2001), Yale Law School professor Roberta Romano summarized studies on the economic impact of splitting the chair and CEO roles in U.S. companies (where combined CEO / chairs are the norm), finding that there is no statistically significant difference, in terms of stock price or accounting income, between companies that split the roles and those that don'in U.S. companies (where combined CEO / chairs are the norm), finding that there is no statistically significant difference, in terms of stock price or accounting income, between companies that split the roles and those that don'in terms of stock price or accounting income, between companies that split the roles and those that don't.

Unlike Christianity in the West, where divisive debates often have focused on theological doctrines, in Islam the most important schools of thought reflect differences in jurisprudence.

Comparing national test scores, Catholic schools in general (as with most private schools) perform better in both reading and math than public schools although the advantage is stronger in reading than in Math though the difference in Math was still statistically significant; however, this could be due to the self selecting nature of the students in Catholic schools where the parents have made the decision to value education to the extent of paying for it.

In a country where alcoholism, gun violence, and drugs lure a lot of young people (particularly young men) into destructive lifestyles, World Vision has implemented leadership initiatives, after - school programs, and peace programs that seem to be making a difference, particularly among sponsored children who grow into adults.

Spencer notes that in the schools where these videos shown by teachers regularly, there's a real difference in how students respond to trying the new items on the salad bars.

The Patriots are on pace to equal their 24 - 5 mark of last year (tying a school record with 24 wins), with the difference this year being their play in top level tournaments like the Modesto Christian Holiday Hoops Classic where they finished 2 - 2.

I encourage you to read the post, but also take a look at the comments section, where an interesting conversation is taking place about the possible unintended consequences of shifting subsidies around, and also some practical input from me and fellow school food blogger Ed Bruske about the critical difference between serving produce in school cafeterias and getting kids to actually eat it.

We've seen it make a difference in their viability in a number of states where farm to school has taken off.

And because equipment often makes a difference, we simply had to share this story from West Hartford, Connecticut, where students at Braeburn Elementary School are delivering school breakfasts themselves — in Radio Flyer wSchool are delivering school breakfasts themselves — in Radio Flyer wschool breakfasts themselves — in Radio Flyer wagons!

When we asked about Winston's commitment to service in the school nutrition arena, Corey Ainsworth told us that it's as simple as making a difference where and when you can.

«I think I would want to get a lot more understanding of how the government thinks that areas where education standards are too low are going to opt for selective schools and why they think those selective schools would make a difference to all children in that area,» she told ITV News.

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«Based on our data, which is comprised of gene expression across 16 brain regions, we found that the most distinct region, i.e. the region where we observe more human - specific differences in gene expression, is the striatum, a region involved in motor coordination, reward, and decision - making,» lead author André M. Sousa of the Yale School of Medicine and the Kavli Institute for Neuroscience told Seeker.

Likewise, in a September 3, 2003, column examining the differences between state and federal accountability systems, Winerip looked at North Carolina, where, he said, some schools that were doing just fine under the state's previous accountability system were now being flagged as needing improvement under NCLB.

The ACWP report suggests this may be down to differences in primary and secondary school environments where:» teachers tend to teach larger numbers of students, and students have to deal with larger numbers of teachers.»

In a study that examined whether some countries are particularly effective at teaching students from disadvantaged backgrounds, Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, and Ludger Woessmann find little difference in the rank order of countries by the performance of students from families where a parent had a college education and the rank order of countries by the performance of students whose parents had no more than a high school diplomIn a study that examined whether some countries are particularly effective at teaching students from disadvantaged backgrounds, Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, and Ludger Woessmann find little difference in the rank order of countries by the performance of students from families where a parent had a college education and the rank order of countries by the performance of students whose parents had no more than a high school diplomin the rank order of countries by the performance of students from families where a parent had a college education and the rank order of countries by the performance of students whose parents had no more than a high school diploma.

These were schools where student results were lower than average, where behaviour may have been an issue, so someone needed to step in to make a difference.

This method takes into account differences in where students start as well as differences in out - of - school factors that teachers can not control.

Finally, in Kenya, where the raw test scores showed students in private and public schools performing at similar levels, the fact that private schools served a far more disadvantaged population resulted in a gap of 0.1 standard deviations in English and 0.2 standard deviations in math (after accounting for differences in student characteristics).

The change has been particularly apparent in Ripon Cathedral School, where the new lighting has «made a real difference to the vaulted ceilings.

But OECD's latest PISA survey found that Australia is the only country where differences in learning mathematics between advantaged and disadvantaged students are large, while the strength of the relationship between students» achievement in school and their family background is weaker than average.

In a conversation, Usable Knowledge asked Warikoo, a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, to talk about why students in the U.S. need to understand the historical roots of affirmative action and how colleges can become communities where students can talk about racial differencIn a conversation, Usable Knowledge asked Warikoo, a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, to talk about why students in the U.S. need to understand the historical roots of affirmative action and how colleges can become communities where students can talk about racial differencin the U.S. need to understand the historical roots of affirmative action and how colleges can become communities where students can talk about racial difference.

850,000 of these meals are served in schools where good food can really make a difference.

He said equity in the Australian school system is above the OECD average, but OECD's latest PISA survey found that Australia is the only country where differences in learning mathematics between advantaged and disadvantaged students are large, while the strength of the relationship between students» achievement in school and their family background is weaker than average.

These differences also correlate with important long - run economic outcomes as documented in a new work by Chetty and co-authors, where they find suggestive evidence that «quality of schools — as judged by outputs rather than inputs — plays a role in upward mobility.»

The smallest differences after two years were observed in New York City, where the combined test scores of African - American students attending private schools were 4.3 percentile points higher than those of the control group.

Asked about the difference between urban and suburban charter parents, Patterson replied, «In the inner city, parents first want a school that's safe, where their children won't get hurt or shot and hopefully will be around adults who care about them.

The Commission says that this gap «can not be explained by their results at school or where they live», because there are significant differences between poorer children and wealthier children living in the same neighbourhood with the same GCSEs results.

Working in collaboration with a diverse group of educators, advocacy groups, community organizations, and policymakers, the project ultimately aims to grow the number of quality schools where all children can have equitable learning outcomes, feel like their culture is valued, learn to live together with appreciation of differences, and be engaged in understanding how to dismantle racism and systemic oppression.

Learn how charters, at different ages and stages of their development, are likely to adopt and use educational technology, where they turn for guidance in selecting educational products, how differences in school culture affect sales approaches, and how to understand the funding profile of a typical charter school.

The numbers reported in the table are regression - adjusted differences by win / loss status, where a win means a student was offered a spot in a charter or pilot school in the relevant risk set (this is the ever - offer instrument).

Simply comparing performance based on whether a student's district school is or is not located within one mile of a charter school could be misleading given differences in where charter schools are located.

Where this is the case, the project will need to be run in many schools in order that we can be confident that the differences are caused by the intervention rather than the teachers or schools / nurseries / colleges involved.

In schools where the CPD is run really well, teachers feel more confident, more enthusiastic, and more able to make a difference to their pupils» learning.

Announcing the funding, education secretary Justine Greening said: «This fund is about helping schools raise their performance by investing in evidence - led work, targeted at those areas where it will make the most difference.

In any school, personnel (i.e. salary and benefits) comprise the vast majority of the budget, so it should be no surprise that this is where the difference lies.

She was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Houston where she studied differences in campus dropout rates with the Houston Independent School District, and was project director of the JTPA - funded evaluation of model programs for young adults without a high school diSchool District, and was project director of the JTPA - funded evaluation of model programs for young adults without a high school dischool diploma.

They focus on key areas where there is evidence that schools can use in order to make a significant difference to pupils» learning and include:

Inclusive school reform also means providing each student an authentic sense of belonging in an inclusive classroom where difference is expected and valued.

The report identifies four areas where investment of LCFF funds could make the biggest difference for students, including community outreach and engagement, and additional support staff in schools.

Propelled toward making a difference for all students, early in her career Molly dedicated over eight years to teaching and learning, where she contributed to growing students as a mathematics instructor, and growing teachers as a Cognitive Coach, for White Pine Middle School and Arrowwood Elementary, respectively.

The following list identifies schools and districts throughout the country where Safe & Civil Schools programs have made a real difference in how teachers, students, parents, and community members perceive safety in their sschools and districts throughout the country where Safe & Civil Schools programs have made a real difference in how teachers, students, parents, and community members perceive safety in their sSchools programs have made a real difference in how teachers, students, parents, and community members perceive safety in their schoolsschools.

25th Anniversary Celebration Reception & Plenary - Making a Difference: Charters Past, Present and Future: Featuring a panel of woman charter public school leaders from across the state moderated by Dr. Margaret Fortune, CEO of Fortune School of Education, who will discuss the diversity of California's charter public school movement, models and theoretical approaches to education as well as where we've been, where we are now and where we are headed in the next 25 school leaders from across the state moderated by Dr. Margaret Fortune, CEO of Fortune School of Education, who will discuss the diversity of California's charter public school movement, models and theoretical approaches to education as well as where we've been, where we are now and where we are headed in the next 25 School of Education, who will discuss the diversity of California's charter public school movement, models and theoretical approaches to education as well as where we've been, where we are now and where we are headed in the next 25 school movement, models and theoretical approaches to education as well as where we've been, where we are now and where we are headed in the next 25 years.

When I ask my staff what made the difference between where Onalaska Middle School was four years ago and where we are today, without fail they give the same answer: «The two main differences in our school are the buy - in from staff and students in the changes made and the work done with the instructional framework through our learning walks.&School was four years ago and where we are today, without fail they give the same answer: «The two main differences in our school are the buy - in from staff and students in the changes made and the work done with the instructional framework through our learning walks.&school are the buy - in from staff and students in the changes made and the work done with the instructional framework through our learning walks.»

Supporters of a move towards a later start, point to the differences around the world and in particular to Sweden and Finland, where the legal age for starting school is seven.

The worst offender was the Poudre School District in Fort Collins, Colo., where the difference between the union president's salary and the reimbursement totaled $ 56,557.

Being a governor in a school is a challenging and rewarding position, where your efforts can make a real difference.

The difference in concentrations of at - risk students between charters and DCPS is greatest in areas of the city where high numbers of at - risk students go to school.

One explanation for the difference in waitlists may be that middle - class parents tend to choose schools where there's already a critical mass of families like them.